Headaches

Nov 122008
 

banana, basil, black or green tea

  • a poultice of ripe banana peel, applied to the back of the neck and to the forehead, will relieve even severe headaches or migraines.
  • incredible relief from headaches can be achieved with a solution of dried basil and Witch Hazel Tincture 2 fl. Oz., used as a compress and applied to forehead and temples:  Refrigerate the Witch Hazel Tincture. Heat 1 cup of water, add a level tsp of ground dried basil and let steep for about 10 minutes. Strain, and let cool.  When cool, add 2 tbsp of the cold Witch Hazel Tincture, and use this solution for your compresses.
  • Since both black and green teas contain caffeine, a very strong cup of tea – 2 teabags of black tea added to 1 cup of boiling water and let steep for 20 minutes, then drunk while still warm – will help you recover from severe headaches and migraines quickly because the caffeine calms the pain by restricting the blood vessels in you head.
  • For a caffeine free alternative, an intensive chamomile tea treatment also helps you to get rid of migraines and severe headaches, but it will take longer.  For about 2 weeks, drink a lot of this relaxing tea:  Steep 2 tbsps of flowers ( fresh or dried) in 1 pint of boiling water for about 40 minutes, then strain.  You can sweeten is with maple syrup.  Drink 1-2 cups at a time.

Homeopathic Alternatives to Antibiotics

Jul 092008
 

Via: NaturalNews

Homeopathic medicine actually gained its greatest popularity primarily due to its impressive successes in the treatment of infectious diseases in the 19th century. The death rates in American and European homeopathic hospitals from cholera, scarlet fever, typhoid, and yellow fever were typically two to eight times less by percentage than those in conventional hospitals (Bradford, 1900; Ullman, 2007). As a result of these successes, at the turn of the 20th century there were over 100 homeopathic hospitals and 22 homeopathic colleges, including Boston University, University of Michigan, New York Medical College, and Hahnemann College of Medicine.

If homeopathy can have such significant results in treating people suffering from these serious infectious diseases, there is little doubt that it can be similarly effective in treating the various common infectious diseases today.

And yet, the average American knows little or nothing about homeopathy. Even many people who are passionate about alternative medicine know little about the science and art of homeopathy.

What is so different about homeopathy?

Homeopathic medicines are not just composed with different medicinal ingredients, and they are not just the use of smaller doses of medicines. Homeopathy represents a different approach to understanding disease and health.

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Fatigue 2 – Banana Bread

Mar 312008
 

Bananas are great fatigue fighters, and so is this delicious banana bread

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 3/4 cup dark honey
  • 1/4 cup blackstrap molasses
  • 1 cup mashed ripe banana
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped, pitted dates
  • liquid lecithin from any health food store to oil the bread pan

Stir together all dry ingredients, then blend well egg whites, honey, molasses, and the banana.  Add oil while stirring continually, then turn the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.  Add dates last.  Oil loaf pan (8x4x2) with lecithin and pour the batter into the pan.  Bake at 355F for 55 minutes.  Let cool for 10 minutes inside the pan, then remove from the pan.

Fatigue

Mar 312008
 

banana, carrot, peppers, parsnip, tomato

  • Bananas are the perfect mid-morning snack that keeps adults cheerful and attentive, overall less tired, at work.
  • A glass of carrot juice will give you a surge of energy, probably because carrots have a high natural sugar content. If you mix pineapple juice and carrot juice equally, you get a good drink for those who have to deal with hypoglycemia.
  • Capsicum and paprika both increase energy levels. Eating different kinds of peppers, including cayenne peppers, regularly gives you additional vitality and vigor.
  • Parsnips are great fatigue fighters, and also help the body to cleanse itself. For those with hypoglycemia, their diet should include parsnip once a day or at least every other day. The same counts for those recovering from serious illness or surgery.
  • A diet that contains plenty of tomatoes can also help in fighting hypoglycemia, fatigue and lack of energy in general.

Diarrhea 1

Feb 202008
 

apple, banana, blackberries, carob powder

  • An apple a day prevents both constipation and diarrhea. In case of acute diarrhea, grate one ripe apple and let the pulp stand at room temperature for several hours and don’t eat it until it has darkened considerably. The oxidized pectin that is found in the fruit is the basic ingredient of brand name diarrheal medication.
  • Cooked mashed banana is another simple remedy for diarrhea.
  • Grandma’s old time blackberry juice recipe works well to cure even small children’s diarrhea (6 month and older): Put 1 tsp of all spice in a cheesecloth bag and simmer in unsweetened blackberry juice for a few minutes. For babies, give a teaspoon of the cooled juice every 4 hours. Within 24 hours, the diarrhea should have diminished significantly, and within 48 hours the problem should have disappeared. For older children and adults, increase the doses.
  • Carob pods are rich in one class of tannins and therefore carob powder has strong anti-viral properties. Against bacterial-induced diarrhea even in infants who do not eat solid food yet (younger than 4 months), add carob powder to pumped breast milk or formula drink to correct this life-threatening condition. If your child eats solid foods already, add 25 of carob powder to carrot soup to successfully block even E. coli.

Burns

Feb 032008
 

apple cider vinegar, banana, carrot, juniper berries

  • Apply gauze soaked in apple cider vinegar to injured areas to relieve pain and heal burns.
  • The inner surface of ripe banana peel applied directly to the skin relieves pain from and heals burns, rash and boils.
  • Dress burned skin in gauze dipped in carrot juice and lightly wrung to reduce swelling and inflammation. Repeat treatment several times a day over two days or as long as needed
  • Juniper berry tea made from 8 tbsp. berries in 1 qt of boiling water steeped for 1 hour may be used to wash burns, scalds, sores and all kings of infected wounds several times a day for relief and healing.